Jonathan mccall the scene is unfolding tonight in the area of kelloggs street in cornelia street in sassoon city. We do know that homes have been burned, but we do not know right now just exactly how many homes have been burned right now. This is a residential area and theres also a large area potentially dry vegetation a large grassy area people are now being asked to stay away from the south of cornelia road right now we do know that Crystal Middle School has been designated as an Evacuation Center for people in that area. Cal fire and vallejo fire crews are also helping soon city fire crews. Battle this fire. Once again this fire continuing to burn out of control. We are working to gather more from crews there on the scene hoping to get a getting contact with the fire chief there is a sin city in the next 10 minutes or so as soon as we are able to get to him get more information well bring it to you live right here on the kron 4. And across the hour actually lets just stay right here as you can see this is a live picture live aerial picture. Were wondering if some of the homes have been impacted and as you can clearly ok well this is new video that is just into our newsroom. Where we are now getting an aerial view of some of the homes now damaged destroyed from this fire right in the back of their homes there and sassoon city as you can see this fire just burning out of control in a large just grassy area. That does not appear to be contained at this point we do now know that homes have now been. Impacted and destroyed in that area. Once again. This fire has been burning for a few hours there in sin city. Fire crews doing their best along with a mutual aid from cal fire and delay whole fire crews also there on the scene trying to help out. We do not know if injuries have been reported at this point that is something we are still working to get on. Were also working to figure out exactly how many structures how many homes and buildings may have been damaged as soon as we do get more information were going to pass along to you during the hour. All right, lets get in the check in with a meteorologist. Lawrence karnow were going to lawrence right now we can talk a little bit more about the weather conditions. That this fire is just kind of generating from right now. Yeah certainly we have a hot day you get all that hot air that begins to lift in the Central Valley and is their lves. That sea breeze develops from the ocean with the cooler come on the backside of that and thats what generates the wind and thats what were looking at right now weve got that afternoon sea breeze weve got that westerly component to the wind. The winds. Yeah, 1417 20 mile an hour winds in grass fire can conditions very dangerous as those fires can move rapidly so you can see that fire a boy any place east of that southeast of that is that winds kind shuffles around a bit certainly in jeopardy as long as that fire continues to burn out of control and certainly as we see the coming summer months this is what we typically will get well get that afternoon sea breeze kicking in. Fires do start they can be to any surrounding homes temperatures have really been the big story again today as those numbers are warming up near a 100 degrees inland when might we cool things down well have more on that coming up in just a few minutes off the back by lawrence well check back with you in just a few moments, thanks. Another big story. Were following this wednesday of a legal officer shoots and kills a 22 yearold man suspected of mistaking a hammer for a gun. The fatal encounter on folding early Tuesday Morning during a night of violence in vallejo during a News Conference this afternoon. Police chief sean lee williams said that officers responded to an area outside of a walgreens thats when williams says officers spotted around a dozen suspected looters. At 1. 1 of those looting suspects got into a car and rammed a police car. Williamson said officers saw a man who they believed had a gun. An officer in the second car responding to the scene fired their Service Weapon 5 times hitting and killing 22 yearold shawn monterroso chief william says that monterroso was kneeling at the time and had a 15 inch hammer on him police say that monterroso also had a lengthy criminal history of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Williams says the officers involved are now on paid administrative leave. Happening right now in San Francisco, hundreds of people have flooded Mission Dolores park in the streets surrounding the area protesting in the name of george floyd there was a solidarity protest planned for 4 oclock this afternoon starting at Mission High School with plans to walk to the Mission Police department you can see in that video right there. Hundreds of folks flooding Mission Dolores park peacefully getting together for that protest. We understand that the protest has now moved to the streets, well continue to monitor this for you as well throughout the day. Tonight all 4 Minneapolis Police officers involved in George Floyds death have now been charged. The officer seen on the video with his knee in floyds neck for nearly 10 minutes. Now faces an upgraded charge of seconddegree murder. The news coming as the floyd family visited the site where his life ended nadia romero brings us the latest from minneapolis. The family of george floyd celebrating his life where he took his last breath. It just le foll them. And no, no man wants us to. And weve got the fall. Last week Minneapolis Police officers hand the 46 yearold father to the ground. One officer derek shop and pressed his knee into floyds neck for police say was nearly 9 minutes. Shaaban is in custody charged with floyds death today arrest warrants were issued. Former Minneapolis Police officers. Shaking thomas lane. And to town we. Absolutely billy that he was tortured. In the last 8 minutes and 46 seconds of his life. The killing prompted protests across the country and around the world as people demanded racial equality and an end to Police Brutality like the demonstrators minnesotas governor says injustice needs to being at the heart of this him. And seeing the communities and so this really this is. And this is going to have to be that change we look now the minneapolis Police Department is under investigation for civil rights abuses. The state is looking at the past decade to see if the police has systematic discriminatory practices. I dont think we get another chance to fix this as the investigation into floyds death continues his family prepares to say a final goodbye in minneapolis nadia romero kron 4 news. Meanwhile, there are more county wide curfew set to take effect across the bay area tonight. Alameda county has issued a curfew starting at 8 oclock tonight until 5 oclock tomorrow morning. That same time of curfew will take effect in contra costa and solano counties. A curfew in San Mateo County will go into effect at 00 30pm tonight and will last until 5 tomorrow morning. Several cities have also posted individual curfews. You can find that list on our website kron 4 dot com. Here are some of the protests set to take place across the bay area today in san ramon, demonstrations got underway at 3 oclock this afternoon in San Francisco and hayward protests began around 4 we showed you the scene that is unfolding here in San Francisco. And a otest in san mateo began within the past hour. Were also monitoring details of another demonstration set to take place in oakland tonight around 8 oclock in San Jose City officials have rejected an offer from the state to deploy the National Guard to help keep the peace as kron fours rob fladeboe found out the city has decided to end a curfew that critics say is only making the unrest even worse. Daytime protests like this one today here along lincoln avenue in san joses willow glen neighborhood have been mostly peaceful. But those occurring after dark like this one outside San Jose City hall last night, some protesters Testing Police and the citys overnight curfew. Despite that san jose mayor sam liccardo at tuesdays Virtual City Council meeting revealed that the city has turned down an offer from the governor to send National Guard troops to town. Thanks but no thanks said the city, heres vice mayor Magdalena Carrasco i dont think that we need a military states in additional assistance. Police department can apple opportunities to come up with new well considerably less on really than last weekends violence. There were some skirmishes between protesters and Police Last Night amid some illegal fireworks sideshows and other mischief. There were several arrests. Despite that the city has decided to end the curfew on thursday. It was causing more harm than good says city councilman raul peralez heart health care. It people even more. And get thank you can stop you on happy with the decision to end the Curfew Police chief eddie garcia said it is a valuable tool to help protect those protesters and police. Chief garcia said he would have more to say about evolving Police Tactics once the curfew is lifted. Video of some friendly interaction last night between protesters and police suggestion easing of tensions. But emotions are still running high with the curfew set to expire at 05 00am on thursday. And san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. A number of cannabis businesses were hit hard during the looting in the last few days. Kron fours Maureen Kelly talked with owners of the area dispensaries about the impact theyre feeling. This is surveillance camera video that shows thieves swarming inside to key blunts east oakland dispensary just after 11 00pm sunday night and about 200 people just last seconds of the store. I watched it all on camera. He says they all drove up in a caravan of over 60 cars. His security was able to scare them away after a few hours but then another group in different cars came back for round 2 he says the police told him they were too busy with Everything Else going on to respond to the canvas and tool to hardwood life that made people scatter. And it was just nothing a 6, 7 out like nothing to god is currently i mean on a me like we dont away from a comeback report. These are still photos of the aftermath, he says someone also drove a truck into the neighboring grow house, hes hearing similar stories from other people in the cannabis industry was nearly simultaneously. All over the bay area was lou. And it wasnt just Cannabis Space but Cannabis Space to a really really really really be it. Over the last week. The oakland City Administrators Office says they are still trying to get a handle on how many cannabis businesses were impacted. But they say growers distributors and retail were hit in all different areas of the city. This is video from inside a San Francisco dispensary of another looting sapd says so far they have reports of 14 different incidents ranging from vandalism to burglary at 11 different dispensaries and so far no arrests. The California Bureau of cannabis control says they too have received a number of reports of looting across the state. So much so that theyve taken down the license search feature from their web site since its one way to find pot business addresses person is or people. Thats going to our people like that in this attack. You know Big Box Stores attack mom and pop black own places. So that bothers to key blunts pot shop was the first to open under oaklands equity program. He says he understands the anger behind the protests on the street. But what happened to his business was Something Else rather floyd not deserve to die like that again. What went on in the bay area had nothing to do with the floor is just flat out people running into peoples businesses and taking there. Killing their business. He still calculating the dollar amount that was stolen and hopes to be able to open back up again in a couple of weeks. Maureen kelly kron 4 news. Taking a knee for justice and poyer today a Peaceful Community gathering in fairfield brought hundreds of people together to remember george floyd kron fours phillipe djegal reports that Police Officers in their chief were among those attending. Make no mistake with fairfield ministers are angry over the death of george floyd and the way he lost his life ive been crying and its very difficult i when i see it come on to try to change channels a little tired of seeing it and even more tired of senseless killings, but whatever your form of expression pastors say it needs to be peaceful do can see a lot of Law Enforcement fairfield a Law Enforcement our our city officials i think the outrage is pretty widespread and the best way this group of hundreds felt was appropriate to remember and honor george floyd was to take a collective me several times during the gathering at only 3 Community Park driving home, the importance of standing up for equality in your senate times like were just shallow. Words can get lost. The actions speak. The actions of everyone gathered together as one of the things that makes parafield special complete strangers to the floyd family offering their condolences also extending an olive branch to the Africanamerican Community or may not be able to reach anyone pain at all. But i would like to apologize. Im sorry. Well, im sorry for anyone who refuses to be far from them about organizers say good can come from George Floyds death at the top of the list making sure Police Officers with poor records receive a greater degree of scrutiny before being allowed to work for another Law Enforcement agency following a termination in fairfield flipped at all kron 4 news. Powerful seen their fleet. Thank you. Still to come tonight here on kron 4 news at 6. Changing the National Standard for Police Officers. California senator Kamala Harris talking with kron 4 about the changes that could be coming at the federal level. Plus record high temperatures expected across the area today. We check in with chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow to get a full forecast on when things will cool down. Plus up next after protest in the city of oakland initially turned violent over the weekend. Demonstrations were peaceful continuing our coverage of a breaking news, this wednesday of. A very large wildfire that is burning out of control. In his sassoon city i should say number of homes we learn have now been burned there are evacuations. Underway. Evacuation center has been set up at Crystal Middle School there in city this is all happening in an area of cal long street. Near cornelia road. We do not know once again. How many homes have burned we do know that there are indeed homes that have burned this is a residential area. As fire crews from a number of agencies work to battle, putting out this fire. We do want to check in again with chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow who can tell us a little bit about conditions that fire crews are dealing with right now trying get a handle on this fire lawrence. Yeah, its tough going out there right now youve got that afternoon delta breeze that is just begin to really start to kick in and these winds and then amplify over the last couple of hours really strengthening somewhat and that to go along record heat temperatures, the 90s even some triple digits. Inland. You get a fire started in the grass there and certainly get winds like that a 14 to 17 Miles Per Hour and things can with quick in fact these will likely continue to intensify maybe over the next hour or so before things begin to settle down as the sun starts to separate is pretty typical we get that breeze right through the delta you see those winds kind of whipping on through and sliding right through to sunset us any also into fairfield inn tobaccoville coming out out of the west they start to really strengthen all the canyons in around that area kind of funnel that wind right to the delta. So its like blown to that strong right to that strong all that pressure and the wind blow right through that area and then amplifies when in fact you can see just over the last few hours the winds have been whipping around the area they continue to do so and takes about 40 navy 17 Miles Per Hour. Certainly some very dry conditions out there right now and a very difficult evening to fight these fires this is going to play out not only today. But this is what were going to see in the coming summer months as youve got the very hot temperatures youve got that bone dry grass outside you get those afternoon breeze that many fire the does start during tat time jonathan certainly going to cause some problem thats exactly what were seeing tonight. All right we want to take you back to that breaking news that we are continuing to follow out of sassoon city this evening. A very large wildfire that is burning out of control right now on the phone with this is a soon city fire chief, Justin Vincent chief thats and what can you tell us. Okay we are still waiting to get okay, were still waiting to get the fire chief on the phone. Heres what we do know about this fire that is continuing to burn out of control there in sassoon city this started this with a very large wildfire. We do know fire crews from valais ho cal fire and we just just saw a tweet a fire team from Contra Costa County now east to to that area to try help fire crews with that fire. We do know that some homes have burned in that area, were still working to get an exact amount but if youre watching earlier in the newscast. You saw. A home that had been completely that had been destroyed. From the fire that was burning in the back of their home that very large grass fire that right now fire crews appear, not to under control at this point but as we mentioned the scene is unfolding tonight. There in sassoon city as fire crews are working to get a handle on this as well. All right, lets take a break right now were welcome back governor Gavin Newsome today signing an executive order to promise in person voting opportunities for the upcoming november election kron 4 Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala breaks down the new rules. Governor Gavin Newsoms latest executive order now gives Election Officials about 5 months to prepare for the new rules for in person pulling amid the pandemic to accommodate physicaldistancing the executive order requires counties to provide 3 extra days of early voting. Drop boxes to be available nearly a month before the election and at least one voting location per 10,000 people in preparation for possible low levels of poll workers the executive order allows counties to use Disaster Service workers to support elections operations. It also urges the private sector to consider offering in person polling or ballot dropoff locations to help california is still set to send ballots to every registered voter for the general election which continues to be an argument between republicans and democrats state lawmakers debated the move at the capitol this week, no one. Should have to risk their health and possibly their life to exercise their constitutional right to vote but i do have a great reservation about all the ballots, floating out. Theyre now. The governor and legislature are working together on strategies to protect Public Health during voter outreach and education as election season ramps up and sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news actually things on the peninsula now hundreds of demonstrators are protesting the death of george floyd. This video was taken in san mateo this afternoon you can see protesters carrying black lives matter signs, invoking the name of george floyd and other black men who have died at the hands of police. All 4 minneapolis officers involved in the death of george floyd have now been charged. One of the officers arrested derek shaw fun. Now faces an upgraded charge of seconddegree murder. Stay kron forcing on top of breaking news for you this wednesday night out of sassoon city of a major wildfire that is continuing to burn out of control. We do know that homes have been destroyed from this fire that has been burning for hours now we do know that evacuations in a neighborhood, new long street in core douyin sassoon city are currently underway that Evacuation Center has been currently set up at the Crystal Middle School there in sin city. We do not know exactly how many homes have burned so far but we do know that homes have been impacted this is an aerial view of the scene that is continuing to unfold. Tonight. We do know that fire crews from valais ho cal fire and now weve learned that a strike team from Contra Costa County. Now headed east the scene to help the fire crews there. Try to put out the fire. This is video of at least one of the homes that has been burned. And you can just see that that house looks like a sh
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